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It’s game time as the Jr. NBA Philippines 2017 presented by Alaska returns to the Philippines. On its 10thyear, the Jr. NBA is set to tip off on January 21, Saturday, at the Don Bosco Makati.

Alaska’s
partnership with NBA Philippines is in line with Alaska’s commitment to
promoting sports and outdoor play in the Philippines.

“The
Jr. NBA Program is a great fit with Alaska’s mission to nurture young
talents and to promote healthy and active lifestyle through sports and
outdoor play,” says Wilfred Uytengsu, Alaska Milk Corporation President
& CEO.

Based
on the 8th National Nutrition Survey in 2013 by the Food and Nutrition
Research Institute (FNRI), obesity is one of the most prevalent
nutritional problems of Filipino children with about 5 out of 100
Filipino children are overweight.

Given
the growing issues on health, Alaska believes that there is a need to
reinforce its thrust in leading a healthy lifestyle not just by drinking
milk but by living actively through sports and other outdoor
activities. Alaska seeks to engage the Filipino consumers, especially
the youth, through its sports development programs to help nourish
children to become champions.

This
year, thousands of students, parents, and coaches are expected to
benefit through the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA activities. The program is composed
of four stages: the school and open clinics, the Regional Selection
Camps, a National Training Camp and the NBA experience trip.

The
schools and open clinics will be held nationwide from January through
March. Clinics will be held in Bacolod, Batangas, Cagayan De Oro,
Cavite, Cebu, Metro Manila and Subic. Select players from these clinics
will get the chance to showcase their talents during the Regional
Selection Camps, which will be held in Cagayan de Oro City on February 11-12, Lucena City on February 25-26, Cebu City on March 11-12, and Makati City on April 1-2.

From
the Regional Selection Camps, the top 37 boys and 37 girls will advance
to the National Training Camp in Manila. The National Training Camp
will have (names of NBA/WNBA talents) in attendance to help train the
pool.

In
the end of the National Training Camp, eight Jr. NBA and 8 Jr. WNBA
aspirants will be selected to comprise this year’s All Stars. They will
travel with fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Southeast Asia for a unique,
overseas NBA experience later in the year.

The
Jr. NBA Program is the international youth development program of the
NBA. It aims to promote basketball participation, sportsmanship,
teamwork and active lifestyle among children. It emphasizes fundamental
skills development and the formation of STAR values – Sportsmanship,
Teamwork, Positive Attitude, and Respect.

The
program is free and open to children ages 5 to 14 years old. It
provides children the opportunity to showcase their talent, improve
their skills and be trained under Jr. NBA coaches, and participate in
friendly matches with high school varsity teams from abroad.

With
the success of the Jr. NBA program in the Philippines, Alaska’s mother
company FrieslandCampina, extended its partnership to cover 4 countries
in Asia – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2014, Alaska
launched the Jr. WNBA program to widen the reach of the sport to girls
all over the country.

Even
if the holidays are over, every day can still be a feast worth celebrating with
dishes and masterpieces that not only delight families, but also help bring out
and year-round cheer around the dinner table.

Procedure:
Start off by sautéing garlic and onions. Add pork and cook until lightly
browned. Add Hunt’s Spaghetti Sauce Pinoy Party Style, water, bay leaves
and soy sauce, bringing it to a boil. Simmer, then add carrots and
potatoes. Cook until liquid is mostly reduced. Mix in liver spread, hotdog
and green peas, and cover for 2-3 minutes. Next, season with salt and
pepper to taste, then set aside and let cool. Spoon 2 tbsps of menudo over
one lumpia wrapper, roll, and secure the edges by brushing with egg whites.
Finally, deep-fry until golden brown.

Procedure:
Start by seasoning shrimp with salt, pepper, paprika and calamansi juice. Cook
shrimps in olive oil for 1-2 minutes on each side, butterfly-cut each shrimp
and set aside. Meanwhile, add butter to the same pan where shrimp was
cooked. Sauté onion and garlic, add the cream and simmer until thick. Mix in
the crab meat, cook for about 5 minutes and season with salt and pepper. Turn
off heat and mix in parsley. Set aside.

Next, sauté onion and garlic over medium heat. Add Hunt’s Spaghetti Sauce
Parmesan Cheese, simmer until thick and season with salt and pepper. Turn off
heat and mix in basil. Set aside. Finally, cook lasagna noodles according
to package directions. Set aside.

To assemble, lay lasagna noodles flat on a large surface. Spread about 3 tbsps.
of the white crab sauce on each and top with pieces of shrimp, while leaving an
inch at the top of each lasagna noodle empty. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan
cheese on top (about 1 tbsp. each). Roll each lasagna noodle while
securing the filling inside. Spread half of red sauce at the bottom of
baking dish. Place all the lasagna roll-ups on top of the sauce, seam-side
down. Keep the lasagna roll-ups close to each other to prevent
unraveling. Spoon-in the remaining red sauce. Top with more mozzarella and
parmesan cheese and bake at 190C for 30 minutes. Garnish with basil leaves.

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